One problem city X has is many needles on the ground leaving them for other people to either pick up or get stuck or just grossed out. City X hands out many needles so junkies have clean needles. Should city X stop or continue handing out needles?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Yes but put out more public trash cans & enforce anti-littering laws. They also need to do needle EXCHANGES, not just hand them out. That's what a nearby town did, so the druggies needed to keep their used syringes to get new ones. Seemed to work fine; seldom saw needles on the street.
Carin
Level 8
Feb 16, 2019
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Enforce littering laws???? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? The person that just tossed the syringe on the ground isn't going to take the time to find a trash bin or give a shit about public safety. It''s always the government needs to do this and the government needs to do that. Bull shit! Maybe we should stop enabling the junkies.
That looks like a primly staged photgraph to me. No junkie leaves his spoon behind. I hate being visually manipulated.
Spinliesel
Level 9
Feb 16, 2019
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Good god, it is a picture I chose (basically randomly) from the internet. The picture saved me a thousand words you probably wouldn't have read.
@kgoodyear That's true. By the way, the solution is what Canada has: safe shooting places with nurses on duty in case of an overdose. Syringes never leave the premises. Of course, that method works because the welfare of the addict is the foremost objective,
How about this?
@Spinliesel And what the hell has an addict ever done for me or my tribe? Make they responsible for their own destiny. They know the risks.
@kgoodyear Thank you for your contribution.
Simple. Charge 5c for needles. Offer 5 cents cash for the return of needles. Problem instantly solved.
MrBeelzeebubbles
Level 7
Feb 15, 2019
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I like the idea! Kind of like pop bottles when I was young.
No alternative for me to check. If you require a needle swap instead of just handing out needles, you can avoid most of this problem. It's worked in a lot of cities.
ladyprof70
Level 7
Feb 15, 2019
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the number of needles that can be handed out is limited (to a large extent) by the resources. It is not a 1:1 exchange.[sfaf.org]
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